Firefighters fight blaze in one space for 2 hours as regional mayor mentions smoke inhalation as mostlikely cause of deaths.
Published On 15 Nov 2024
A blaze in a care home in Spain’s northeastern Aragon area hasactually eliminated at least 10 individuals and left 2 in vital condition.
Local authorities reported that the fire broke out about 5am (04: 00 GMT) on Friday at the Jardines de Villafranca home in the town of Villafranca de Ebro, 28km (18 miles) southeast of the city of Zaragoza.
Firefighters came from Zaragoza to fight the blaze, which took 2 hours to snuffout.
Volga Ramirez, the mayor of Villafranca de Ebro, informed pressreporters that inhalation of extreme smoke from the fire was mostlikely accountable for the deaths.
The cause of the fire was not yet understood, however Ramirez stated it was restricted to one space setup with a security door, which avoided the fire from dispersing.
Jorge Azcon, the head of the local federalgovernment of Aragon, informed pressreporters an examination would be opened to identify its cause.
The toppriority, he stated, was to transfer the staying unscathed citizens to other centers, consistingof one in the city of Huesca, about 90km (56 miles) away.
El Pais paper stated 82 individuals hadactually been living in the center, which was opened in 2008 as a home for the senior however had r